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Hello, I have recently taken up language study. Over the past three months I have rapidly acquired 中文 knowledge by means of reading, writing, and listening to various Chinese resources as well as engaging in weekly tutoring sessions. I am very passionate about learning and am especially committed to the mastery of 中文. I welcome any questions about English, as well as any discussion regarding Chinese.
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  • Commented
    Tones, tones, tones. A lot of speaking, repeating phrases. Then a comprehensive elementary grammar.
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    February 9, 2019
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  • Answered
    女 is made by typing (n + v). Just in case you didn't know - it took me a week to figure that out
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    November 5, 2018
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  • Commented
    I spent the first month of my learning process solely using pinyin. I didn't even expect to touch the characters until months down the road, because my primary desire was to jump-start my speaking skills. However, I picked up the language relative quickly (I have a lot of time to burn), and at about the one month mark I realized I would improve much faster if I learned the reading and writing, especially considering I am in America and my access to native speakers is limited to over-the-phone or computer interactions. The pinyin was an absolute necessity in learning and developing my tones, as well as consistently making and correcting my mistakes when I had the chance to talk, and it was also an aid when learning those initial thousand-or-so characters, in that I already knew the words, I just had to associate the sounds and pinyin writing with the characters. I'm currently three months in and I've downed several grammar guides, six short stories, and plenty of online resources. I'd say that pinyin is an essential training wheel, or at least for me it was. When to take it off, however, is completely up to the person riding the bike; and I'm sure some may not even need it at all, but I doubt if those people are even anywhere near the majority.
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    October 23, 2018
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  • Answered
    We'll meet at the departure lounge.** Terminal, as in a boarding terminal? There are terminals at airports and train-stations - it's the location at which you board the transportation. This is probably what you mean by "departure lounge". If this is the case, you can say: We'll meet at the terminal.
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    October 19, 2018
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  • Commented
    2) Plastic surgery, usually.
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    October 18, 2018
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  • Corrected

    long time no see

    It's has been a definitely long time without writing. I am so sorry I haven't always stick to do it. As a result, my writing ability has declined obviously.
    I have been Europe for more than three months. The exchange period of in Milan has been finished now and then I traveled to Munich where the beer festival known by the world was processing and I got a super crazy as well as happy memories there. Also, the beer in the festival was very nice because it was special offer that you can only drink it at this period.
    After four days I came to London of the Uk which is the place I have always wanted to be for preparing the IELTS test and experiencing its culture

    It's has definitely been a long time without writing. I am so sorry I haven't stuck with it. As a result, my writing ability has obviously declined.
    I have been in Europe for more than three months. The exchange period in Milan finished and then I traveled to Munich where the notorious beer festival was processing, and I was stuck with nostalgia. Also, the beer in the festival was very nice because it was a special offer only available during this event.
    After four days I came to London, which is the place I have always wanted to go to prepare for the IELTS test, as well as experience its culture.

    Notorious - publicly and generally known

    Nostalgia - incorporates both [super crazy & happy memories] into its meaning. 

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    October 17, 2018
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  • Corrected
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    October 17, 2018
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  • Corrected

    Trade War

    One of my customers told me he wouldn't do business with our company until the Trade War between China and America ended,(what tense should i use here?) because of the tariffs.
    I want to be a farmer now.


    Tense works out here because your statement is future tense embedded in a past tense narrative. If he were to be relaying this message to you right now, he would say, "I won't do business with your company until the Trade War between China and America ends." However, since you are relaying his message from a future perspective, won't changes to wouldn't, ends changes to ended. (tense stays the same throughout the sentence - told, wouldn't, ended) The only time this would change is if you quoted him, then you would say: "One of my customers said to me, 'I won't do business with your company until the Trade War between China and America ends.' "

    P.S. What kind of farmer?

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    October 17, 2018
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  • Corrected
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    October 17, 2018
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  • Answered
    Yeah, they're synonyms. You are using them correctly.
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    October 17, 2018
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